2007-04-09 04:24:49 · 24 answers · asked by ♥ 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
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2007-04-09 04:51:57 · update #1
The Easter Bunny hides his eggs because he doesnt want anyone to know he's been foolin around with a chicken!!!!
2007-04-09 04:29:55 · answer #1 · answered by MRS. EVIL GENIUS 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Easter isnt about the bunny, but .... heres some info....
n the second century A.D., Christian missionaries tried to convert northern European tribes. To help make Christianity attractive, the missionaries turned pagan festivals into Christian holidays. The pagan Eastre festival occurred around the same time as the Christian celebration marking Christ's resurrection so the two celebrations blended into one, rabbit and all.
Over time, Eastre became Easter, and the symbolism changed as well. Instead of the Easter rabbit symbolizing fertility, the rabbit may symbolize an innocent, vulnerable creature that can be sacrificed, similar to the lamb. To Christians, these innocents are tokens of Christ and the sacrifice he made.
The Easter bunny we know today was influenced by German traditions dating back to the 1500s. German children believed that the Oschter Haws (a magical rabbit) would leave them a nest of colored eggs at Eastertime if they were good. Pennsylvania Dutch settlers brought this tradition to America in the 1700s.
On a related note, eggs have long been a symbol of rebirth and thus associated with spring celebrations. In the 600s, Pope Gregory the Great forbade the eating of eggs during Lent (the 40 days proceeding Easter), and this helped make eggs a special treat at Easter. Many European cultures also have old customs of decorating eggs and giving them as gifts.
2007-04-09 11:31:53 · answer #2 · answered by Jessica K 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i don't know the exact details, but i know the basic outline of the story.....
ok, there was a god named something along the lines of Easter (but pronounced differently). one day, easter found a bird trapped in a frozen pond. easter, being a kind god, turned it into a bunny so it had a warm coat to last it through the winter and all winters to come. however, it could still lay eggs, because it was still part bird.
this was the time when christians were trying to get others to join thier religeon, so they included others' stories to show that the religeon whas't all that different (that's also why we decorate trees on christmas, but that's another story) so they included an egg-laying bunny, calling it the easter bunny, to try to convince others to join.
(at least, the story goes something along those lines, sry i can't remember who they were trying to convert)
2007-04-09 11:31:18 · answer #3 · answered by cast.no.shadow 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because the easter bunny lays eggs that are filled with candy, and the kids are supposed to go find them and eat them.
IDK why the easter bunny lays eggs, but I suppose he's a magical bunny.
2007-04-09 11:27:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
traditionally, the bunny after infiltrating the chicken farm and stealing the eggs he would fill his basket with them and then hide them in different locations in case he was discovered. Kids know this and they go look for the easter bunnys secret locations and rob the easter bunny of his swag.
2007-04-09 11:28:35 · answer #5 · answered by hodgetts21 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because eggs are a symbol of fertility, and new life, it is a celebration of spring.
I think Christians roll eggs to symbolise the stone rolling away from Jesus' tomb when he rose.
2007-04-09 11:28:36 · answer #6 · answered by louloubelle 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
the latest episode of South Park explains this best. Has to do with the first Pope, Peter Rabbit.
2007-04-09 11:29:16 · answer #7 · answered by Rico E Suave 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because eggs are prettier than bunny turds.
2007-04-09 11:27:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Easter is not about the bunny. Its about the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
2007-04-09 11:28:32 · answer #9 · answered by g-na 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Easter is not about bunnies or eggs. It is about Jesus.
2007-04-09 11:27:51 · answer #10 · answered by Jewelryfreak 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋